Healing, Intention and Energy Medicine,
Edition 1 Science, Research Methods and Clinical ImplicationsEditors: By Wayne B. Jonas, MD and Cindy Crawford, BS
Publication Date:
06 Jun 2003
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Description
This book provides a clear and authoritative summary of the results and clinical implications of research in spiritual healing, energy medicine and the effects of intentionality. Recent publications in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the Western Journal of Medicine, JAMA and the Annals of Internal Medicine have focused on prayer, distant healing and spiritual healing. Therapeutic touch is taught in many nursing schools and laying-on-of-hands and mental healing are of great interest to the public. But what is the science behind these practices? Is there any research? Is it any good? What are the implications of this research for medicine and science? How should investigation of spiritual healing proceed, if at all? These are the questions this book explores. This book derives from a project sponsored by the Lawrence S. Rockefeller for the purpose of rigorously evaluating the science of spiritual healing. To produce the book, some of the best researchers in these areas were asked to use a standard set of quality criteria for the evaluation of science and clinical research. A conference of scientists, physicians, ministers and others then reviewed and discussed this literature and addressed methods for their further evaluation. The conference was organised by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Duke University, Wake Forest University and the Institute of Noetic Sciences. The evidence level of these areas was rated using standards established by government groups and published in JAMA for classification of the amount and quality of evidence in medicine. Each area was summarised, and clinical implications identified. Recommendations for future research and investigating the impact of healing practices in the clinical setting were also made.Key Features
- Provides the most authoritative discussion of the science of healing intention and energy medicine.
- Offers a clear analysis and assessment of research results and their relative quality.
- Explores the clinical implications for research results and demonstrates how they may be applied in practice.
- Provides guidelines for further research and study on the subject.
About the author
By Wayne B. Jonas, MD, Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services of Health Sciences, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA and Cindy Crawford, BS, Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, MD
Section I
Critical summaries of current research on spiritual healing
The health impact of religious and spiritual practices
Intercessory prayer and healing prayer
Direct mental interactions with living systems (DMILS)
Research on mind-matter interactions (MMI)
Research on mind-matter interactions (MMI) involving FieldReg
Non-sensory access to information: remote viewing
Non-sensory access to information: The Ganzfeild Studies
"Energy" healing research
Qigong: basic science studies
Qigong clinical studies
The therapeutic effects of music
Laboratory research on bioenergy and healing
The impact of healing in a clinical setting
Section II
Methodological challenges for research on spiritual healing
The phenomenology of prayer and healing practices
A qualitative research perspective on healing
Measurement descriptors and outcome measures
Outcomes research: costs and quality of life
Randomized clinical trials summary
Statistical issues
Methods and issues of laboratory research
Challenges for healing and intentionality research: causation and information
Challenges for healing and intentionality research: social dynamics involved in entering the mainstream
Section III
Annotated bibliography of clinical research on spiritual healing
Section IV
A comprehensive bibliography of spiritual healing, "energy" medicine and mental intention research
Critical summaries of current research on spiritual healing
The health impact of religious and spiritual practices
Intercessory prayer and healing prayer
Direct mental interactions with living systems (DMILS)
Research on mind-matter interactions (MMI)
Research on mind-matter interactions (MMI) involving FieldReg
Non-sensory access to information: remote viewing
Non-sensory access to information: The Ganzfeild Studies
"Energy" healing research
Qigong: basic science studies
Qigong clinical studies
The therapeutic effects of music
Laboratory research on bioenergy and healing
The impact of healing in a clinical setting
Section II
Methodological challenges for research on spiritual healing
The phenomenology of prayer and healing practices
A qualitative research perspective on healing
Measurement descriptors and outcome measures
Outcomes research: costs and quality of life
Randomized clinical trials summary
Statistical issues
Methods and issues of laboratory research
Challenges for healing and intentionality research: causation and information
Challenges for healing and intentionality research: social dynamics involved in entering the mainstream
Section III
Annotated bibliography of clinical research on spiritual healing
Section IV
A comprehensive bibliography of spiritual healing, "energy" medicine and mental intention research
ISBN:
9780443072376
Page Count:
424
Retail Price (USD)
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This book will be of key interest to all healthcare professionals whose work touches on, or are interested in, or whose patients are interested in this subject area. Clearly, this makes the potential market very wide indeed, but the following would be the main priorities.
Primary markets: 1)Complementary therapy practitioners and researchers (especially those dealing with cultural traditions, eg Ayurveda, and those who have a mind element in their work, eg therapists working mainly on relaxation therapies, therapeutic touch practitioners)
Secondary markets: 2)Nurses
3)Primary care physicians
4)Psychiatrists, psychologists
Primary markets: 1)Complementary therapy practitioners and researchers (especially those dealing with cultural traditions, eg Ayurveda, and those who have a mind element in their work, eg therapists working mainly on relaxation therapies, therapeutic touch practitioners)
Secondary markets: 2)Nurses
3)Primary care physicians
4)Psychiatrists, psychologists